#Goodrich Corporation

SELECTIVE ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE ACTUATOR BRAKING FOR POWER CONSUMPTION REDUCTION

An electromechanical brake system is disclosed herein. The electromechanical brake system includes at least two electromechanical brake actuators and an electronic brake actuator controller. The elect…

DRIVE·Dec 18·1 min read

B60T8/172 Goodrich Corporation

CARGO RESTRAINT SYSTEM

A cargo restraint system comprises a plurality of cargo restraint assemblies. Each cargo restraint assembly in the plurality of cargo restraint assemblies may be removably coupled to a cargo deck in v…

DRIVE·Aug 22·1 min read

B60P7/132 Goodrich Corporation

USE OF PROFILED REACTION FACE IN HYBRID TORQUE BAR APPLICATIONS

A torque bar is disclosed herein. The torque bar includes a body, a distal end, and a proximal end. The proximal end includes a horizontal portion having a first side and a second side, a first vertic…

DRIVE·Aug 15·1 min read

B60B27/0052 Goodrich Corporation

CORROSION PROTECTION FOR AIRCRAFT WHEEL PNEUMATIC PORTS

A wheel assembly is provided that includes a structure defining a wheel portion configured to receive a portion of a tire. The wheel assembly further includes a structure of the wheel portion defining…

DRIVE·Jun 20·1 min read

B60C29/06 Goodrich Corporation

ADVANCED LOCKED WHEEL PROTECTION FUNCTIONALITY

A method for controlling brake assemblies of a vehicle is provided. Responsive to identifying a locked wheel protection event for a first wheel of a paired set of wheels on the vehicle, where the pair…

DRIVE·May 2·1 min read

B60T8/17616 Goodrich Corporation

SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ADDRESS UNCOMMANDED BRAKE (UCB) APPLICATION AND BRAKE TEMPERATURE SENSING USING PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE ARCHITECTURE

A brake system and method of braking for an aircraft are provided. The brake system includes a primary brake control unit and an alternate brake control unit. In response to the primary brake control …

DRIVE·Feb 29·1 min read

B60T8/885 Goodrich Corporation

HEAT SHIELD PANEL

A heat shield panel comprising an inner heat shield layer and an outer heat shield layer, the inner heat shield layer and the outer heat shield layer each having two outer edges wherein the outer edge…

DRIVE·Feb 15·1 min read

B60B21/12 Goodrich Corporation

ALTERNATE-SECONDARY SYSTEM IN PRESSURE CONTROL MODE FOR MINIMAL BRAKING DISRUPTION IN A PRIMARY-ALTERATE BRAKING SYSTEM

A method of controlling an aircraft braking system includes initiating the aircraft braking system by receiving a first brake command at a primary system to actuate braking via the primary system, rec…

DRIVE·Jan 4·1 min read

B60T8/94 Goodrich Corporation

PEDAL PROCESSING FOR PRIMARY / ALTERNATE AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

An aircraft braking system is disclosed that includes a first pedal, first and second pedal sensors for the first pedal, a first brake control unit (e.g., primary), and a separate second brake control…

DRIVE·Dec 28·1 min read

B60T8/1703 Goodrich Corporation

HEAT SHIELD RETAINERS AND BUMPER STANDOFFS FOR HEAT SHIELD RETAINERS

A heat shield for a wheel assembly may comprise a plurality of heat shield segments, a plurality of shield bumpers may be coupled to a radially outward surface of each heat shield segment, and a plura…

DRIVE·Dec 28·1 min read

B60B21/12 Goodrich Corporation

ENERGY HARVESTING ROLLER ASSEMBLY

An energy harvesting roller for a cargo handling system may comprise a shaft and a sleeve located on the shaft. A piezoelectric member may be coupled to the sleeve. A shell may be located radially out…

DRIVE·Oct 12·1 min read

H02N2/186 Goodrich Corporation

HEAT SHIELD CHIN RING

A chin ring heat shield for a wheel assembly arranged to provide a shield between convection and radiation heat from braking components and a tire of the wheel assembly, the chin ring comprising a fir…

DRIVE·May 18·1 min read

B60B21/12 Goodrich Corporation

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOUCHLESS PASSENGER LIGHT CONTROL

A touchless light system may comprise a light assembly, a light controller operably coupled to the light, and a touchless control panel configured to detect and interpret a user input and send an obje…

DRIVE·May 18·1 min read

H05B47/115 Goodrich Corporation

COMPOSITE PDU TIRE IN AN AIRCRAFT CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM

A composite PDU tire in an aircraft cargo handling system may comprise a plurality of bonded regions configured to propel cargo within an aircraft cargo bay. The composite tire may include edge region…

DRIVE·May 18·1 min read

B60C7/24 Goodrich Corporation

ROTOR CLIP FOR BRAKE ASSEMBLY

A clip for a rotor disk of a brake assembly, the clip comprising: a first half comprising a first sheet metal strip having a body portion and a first end and a second end bent in a first direction rel…

DRIVE·Apr 13·2 min read

F16D65/126 Goodrich Corporation

HEAT SHIELD ASSEMBLY FOR WHEEL

A heat shield assembly for a vehicle wheel, comprising a single tubular heat shield panel or a plurality of heat sectional panel sections arranged to be connected to one another to form a tubular heat…

DRIVE·Mar 30·1 min read

B60R13/08 Goodrich Corporation

HEAT SHIELD PANEL CONNECTOR

An attachment assembly for connection two panels of a heat shield assembly, the attachment assembly comprising: a first attachment feature to be provided, in use, extending from a first edge of a firs…

DRIVE·Mar 30·1 min read

B64C25/36 Goodrich Corporation

HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SERVO VALVES

A system for performing frequency response health monitoring of a servo valve prior to flight of an aircraft may comprise: the servo valve; and a brake controller in electrical communication with the …

DRIVE·Jun 2·1 min read

B60T17/221 Goodrich Corporation

CARGO RESTRAINT SYSTEM

DRIVE·Nov 18·1 min read

B60P7/132 Goodrich Corporation

CARGO RESTRAINT ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY

An actuator assembly may comprise a control unit and a shape memory coil spring in electrical communication with the control unit. The shape memory coil spring may increase from a first length to a se…

DRIVE·Aug 26·1 min read

B60P7/13 Goodrich Corporation

DIRECT AND INDIRECT METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT BRAKE WEAR ESTIMATION

A method for estimating the brake wear of a brake installed in a vehicle is described herein, comprising acquiring an initial mass of said brake; quantifying the amount of energy that is being dissipa…

DRIVE·Aug 5·1 min read

B64F5/60 Goodrich Corporation

MODEL-BASED AIRCRAFT BRAKE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION

A method for estimating the temperature of a component being monitored is described herein, comprising: inputting data related to the component being monitored into a brake thermal model; using said b…

DRIVE·Aug 5·1 min read

B60T17/221 Goodrich Corporation

HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD

A braking system including a brake actuator, a control valve, a control assembly, and at least one pressure sensor. The control valve is disposed to direct hydraulic fluid to the brake actuator at a r…

DRIVE·Jul 29·1 min read

B60T8/1703 Goodrich Corporation

PNEUMATIC VALVE WITH RUPTURABLE MEMBRANE

A pneumatic valve for attachment to a source of high pressure gas comprises a valve body which comprises a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A rupturable membrane extends across the gas inlet. A membrane su…

DRIVE·Jun 17·2 min read

G05D7/0193 Goodrich Corporation

CYCLIC-FORCE BRAKE CASTER ASSEMBLY

A brake mechanism for a brake caster is disclosed. In various embodiments, the brake mechanism includes a shaft; a guide plate having a roller; and a slider plate having a first axial facing surface w…

DRIVE·Feb 11·1 min read

B60B33/0078 Goodrich Corporation

ANTISKID BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AXLE-MOUNTED INERTIAL SENSOR

A brake control system may comprise an inertial sensor coupled to an axle and configured to measure a linear acceleration of the axle and an antiskid control (ASK) in electronic communication with the…

DRIVE·Oct 18·1 min read

B60T8/1703 Goodrich Corporation

BRAKE COOLING ESTIMATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS

Methods for estimating the cooling time of a brake assembly are disclosed. Methods are provided comprising receiving, by the processor, a first temperature of a brake assembly at a first time, receivi…

DRIVE·Nov 2·1 min read

B60T17/22 Goodrich Corporation

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT BRAKE SENSORS

An aircraft brake system may include a linear variable differential transformer (“LVDT”). A brake control unit (“BCU”) may measure an output voltage from the LVDT. The BCU may include a hardware modul…

DRIVE·Feb 4·1 min read

B64C25/42 Goodrich Corporation